HOUSTON, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Anadarko
Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) today announced the election of
Alexandra Pruner and Michael K. Grimm to serve as independent
directors of the company, effective today.
"Alie's experience in the oil and natural gas industry and her
strategic leadership in finance and investment banking make her a
particularly good fit for our Board of Directors," said Anadarko
Chairman and CEO Al Walker. "Mike is
a respected leader in the energy industry with a strong track
record of success in the U.S. onshore, most recently in
West Texas, where one of
Anadarko's most prolific growth assets is located. We are fortunate
to add their perspectives and experiences to our
boardroom."
ALEXANDRA PRUNER
Ms.
Pruner, 56, has served as Partner and Chief Financial Officer of
Perella Weinberg Partners, a global independent advisory firm
providing strategic and financial advice and asset-management
services, since it combined in December
2016 with Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., LLC, an
energy-focused investment bank and asset-management firm. Prior to
that, she served as CFO and a member of the Management Committee at
Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. since the firm's founding in 2007.
Ms. Pruner served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Business
Development and publisher of World Oil magazine for Gulf Publishing
Company from 2002 to 2007. Prior to joining Gulf Publishing
Company, she spent two years in the technology sector serving the
energy industry, including Vice President, Energy Vertical at Idea
Integration, an IT development and design firm and as Vice
President, Marketing for PetroCosm Corporation, an oilfield
services B2B procurement and supply chain management company. She
served as Director of Investor Relations and Corporate
Communications for The Houston Exploration Company, an independent
exploration and production company, from 1997 to 2000. Ms. Pruner
has extensive experience with the energy industry and in investment
banking, having also been with Shearson Lehman Brothers from 1984
to 1990, including as Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Vice
President, Government Affairs.
Ms. Pruner is also the founder and a board member of Women's
Global Leadership Conference in Energy & Technology, serves as
a member of the Central Advisory Development Board for Amegy Bank
and is President of the President's Advisory Council on the
Economics Department at Brown
University. She is also a board member of the Houston
Symphony Endowment (President), the United Way of Greater Houston (Audit Chair), and the
Houston advisory board of the
Nature Conservancy. Ms. Pruner holds a B.A. in economics from
Brown University.
MICHAEL K. GRIMM
Mr.
Grimm, 64, is currently President of Rising Star Petroleum, L.L.C.
He is the immediate Past Chairman of the Board for RSP Permian,
Inc. Prior to being named Chairman, Mr. Grimm was a Co-Founder of
RSP Permian in 2010, and served as a Co-Chief Executive Officer
until 2014. From 2006 to 2017, Mr. Grimm served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Rising Star Energy Development Company,
and from 1995 to 2006, he served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Rising Star Energy, L.L.C., an upstream exploration and
production company active in onshore continental United States that he co-founded in 1995. From
1990 to 1994, Mr. Grimm was Vice President of Land and Exploration
for Placid Oil Company. Prior to that, Mr. Grimm was employed for
13 years in the Land and Exploration Departments for Amoco
Production Company in Houston and
New Orleans. Mr. Grimm has more
than 41 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry and
currently serves as a Director of Energy Transfer LP (formerly
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.), since December 2005. He also serves as Chairman of the
Compensation Committee for ET.
Mr. Grimm has been active in several industry organizations,
including the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the All
American Wildcatters, the American Association of Professional
Landmen, and the co-founder of NAPE. Mr. Grimm holds a
B.B.A./P.L.M. degree from the University of
Texas at Austin and is a member of the Silver Spurs Hall of
Fame.
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resources vital to the world's health and welfare. As of year-end
2017, the company had approximately 1.44 billion barrels-equivalent
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Anadarko Contacts
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